How to engage Early Language Learners from Day One. Word choice, props, stories, global connections, repetitive Comprehensible Input, and letting them CREATE.

1. Blood, Teeth & Selfies
Engaging Elementary Language Learners
ACTFL 2014, San Antonio
Leslie Davison, NBCT
www.lesliedavison.com
@lesliedavison

4. !
People will forget what you said, people will forget
what you did, but people will never forget how you
made them feel.
Maya Angelou

5. HUGE
RESPONSIBILITY

9. Teaching for
Proficiency
Comprehensible
Input

10. Teaching for
Fluency
Comprehensible
Input

11. What is CI?
• Reading or Listening
• Message MUST be understandable
• 100 % comprehensible
• Listening will lead to speaking
• Don’t force writing
• More talking is not necessarily the answer
• Reading or Listening

13. •Repetitive
• Funny
• Personal
•Compelling
•Repetitive
•Engaging
•Weird or strange
• New learning
• Cultural
•Repetitive

14. How many reps does it take?
60-120

15. Mai--repetition

16. 13 ways to make your CI more
compelling

17. word choice

19. lleva tres flores

21. http://stochasticgeometry.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/yesno.jpg
choices

22. They have to touch it.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61586

24. stuff

26. kids

27. Who?
What?
Where?
¿Quién?
¿Qué?
¿Dónde?
Stories

28. Story is the most effective delivery vehicle for your
content
--Kendall Haven

29. “Whoever tells the best

30. Who?
come-eats
http://www.solofoods.com/sites/solofoods.com/files/images/dog-eats-cupcake.jpg
What?
Where?
¿Quién?
¿Qué?
¿Dónde?

31. Costa Rica
San Antonio

35. unexpected

36. pop culture

39. acting

40. bear
OSO
games

41. Global Connections

42. Video Star

43. Songs

46. Let them create

49. Create a story in groups of 4
wants
goes
Stuff
San Antonio
Selfie
5 X
!
Include:
http://goairportshuttle.com/images/site/san-antonio-colorful.jpg